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Facebook User Booked Over Edited Image of UP Minister
Police in Uttar Pradesh have booked a Facebook user named Kaleem.
He is accused of sharing an edited picture of minister Om Prakash Rajbhar.
The picture placed the minister’s face on a frog’s body.
It also included a laughing emoji.
A local leader from Rajbhar’s political party complained to the police.
The case was filed late Wednesday.
Police said sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita were used.
Being booked means a case has been registered, not that the person has been found guilty.
A Facebook user identified as Kaleem was booked for allegedly sharing an “objectionable” edited image of Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar.
The image reportedly showed Rajbhar’s face on a frog’s body, accompanied by a laughing emoji.
The case was filed late Wednesday following a complaint by Hari Nath Rajbhar, the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party’s Siyar assembly constituency president.
Police said the complaint invoked relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Om Prakash Rajbhar is Uttar Pradesh’s Panchayati Raj Minister and chief of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party.
- Who
- Facebook user Kaleem was booked after a complaint by Hari Nath Rajbhar involving Om Prakash Rajbhar.
- What
- A case was filed over allegedly sharing an objectionable edited image of the minister on Facebook.
- Where
- The incident involved Facebook and Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The case was filed late Wednesday; the articles do not specify the date.
- Why
- The complaint alleged that the edited image of Om Prakash Rajbhar was objectionable.
Key facts
- Accused user
- Kaleem
- Minister
- Om Prakash Rajbhar
- Position
- Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister
- Political party
- Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP)
- Complainant
- Hari Nath Rajbhar, SBSP’s Siyar assembly constituency president
- Legal basis
- Relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Image description
- Rajbhar’s face was shown on a frog’s body with a laughing emoji










